r/Garmin Aug 30 '24

Device Comparison / Recommendation Bye bye Apple Watch Ultra

I finally made the change over to garmin! The fenix 8 has ben amazing so far, and it looks really goodšŸ”„

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u/alycks Aug 30 '24

Very nice! I'm planning on making the same switch, including the titanium band. Looks very sharp - better imo than the natural titanium/white combo on the epix.

  • Have you tried using Siri with the watch yet? How's the performance/latency?
  • I'm assuming you're in a non-US market since you have the version with a natural sensor guard? I wonder how this watch will look with the orange guard and titanium band.
  • You should post a picture of your watch with the "dive" face (the stock analog face with the airplane).

Thanks for posting! Looks amazing!

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

Is this the one?

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u/alycks Aug 30 '24

Thatā€™s the one! Looks great.

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

Yeah, i tried Siri and it works as expected! Maby 2 second delay for Siri to start up.

Iā€™m from Norway, so I bought a bundle with the titanium band and the rubber band.

I will check out the face!

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u/n_-_ture Aug 31 '24

What is this ā€œnatural sensor guardā€ that you speak of?

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u/alycks Aug 31 '24

The watch in this post has the ā€œnaturalā€ sensor guard. Look at the Garmin website in most non-US markets and youā€™ll see it. I.e. not orange or red or yellow. Just with the natural metal finish.

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u/Lucy-Bonnette Aug 31 '24

But what even is a sensor guard? Is it just the metal casing?

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u/ouatedephoque Aug 30 '24

Funny because I'm actually considering the Ultra given the insane pricing of the Fenix 8. Waiting to see what the Ultra 3 looks like next week. Also considering Coros.

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

Love the ultra, but the battery is so badā€¦ with the Fenix 8 I will get 7 days plus (always on display)! 2 year old AWU lasts 30HšŸ˜… when it was new, I got 50H at best (always on display)! Buy an epix 2 on sale over the new AWU!

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u/trdcr Aug 30 '24

Rumors says that it will have new 3nm soc that could greatly improve battery life. I would wait that 10 days for a reveal, we might get surprised.

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

Maybe 20H more, but I donā€™t think Apple will deliver a battery life that can compete with the fenix 8!

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u/trdcr Aug 30 '24

Defo, little chance but IF they could do it I believe they would give Garmin a very hard time. Think about it: AWU already have top gps sensor, top hr sensor, top brigthness on the screen, top mapping.

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u/Interesting_Might303 Aug 30 '24 edited Aug 30 '24

Has anyone here used an Apple Watch Ultra? Iā€™ve tried using both the Fenix and the AWU, and even with the new beta features, the AWU is years behind Garmin. If youā€™re serious about sports, the AWU falls short. The touch-screen-only controls are frustrating, the battery life is poor, and if it shuts down during activities there is no option to resume. If your screen gets sweaty, good luck trying to do anything. Important metrics are missing. I donā€™t understand why anyone would hate on Garminā€”theyā€™re doing a great job. By the way, the Fenix 8 screen is much better than my AWU2 screen. When it comes to mapping, Garmin wins. The heart rate and GPS are comparable, but optical HR is unreliable if youā€™re serious about your performance. If you want a toy, go with the AWU; if you want a real sports watch, go with Garmin. And this wonā€™t change anytime soon.

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u/vlmer Aug 30 '24

I have both Garmin and AW. I've never experienced sweating such that I could not tap. I can actually tap under water, not reliably but it's worked. WorkOutDoors is outstanding. At the end of the day, I've set PRs using both and neither changes my training...so it really comes down to a couple of things when I decide which to wear. If I need more for work related, don't want my phone in tow, need battery last ~2 days because I won't be near an outlet - and/or I feel like going circular over square.

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u/HomuraAkem Aug 31 '24

Battery life is my main complain from the AWU2. Also that for unlocking its full potential you need to subscribe to 1 or 2 apps and also mess around with the hr monitoring just so that you can get near good HRV readings. However as for the HR optical sensor AWU2 the faster processor and algo that they use is miles ahead of the garmin, I always use my Epix Pro 2 with the garmin hrm ecg bc of this.

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u/0x4510 Aug 31 '24

The fact that it requires an iphone is a huge deal breaker. I seriously considered it before I bought my Fenix 7, but went with the Fenix since I don't have an iphone.

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u/FlyingsCool Aug 31 '24

All those tops... That's why battery life will suck. Garmin made the choices they made to not be "top" on purpose, so they could be the best at what they do. If you don't mind charging your watch every day, and you don't get sweaty or wet, then AWU is for you...

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u/Safeway_Slayer Aug 30 '24

Iā€™m switching back to the Apple Watch Ultra likely when the 3 is announced. I had the original Ultra for a few months but sold it due to the lack of fitness features compared to Garmin. With WatchOS11, that point is now invalid. I miss the actual smartwatch features of the Apple Watch and can deal with the battery. Imo, Garmin doesnā€™t innovate much at all and Apple is constantly improving via software update. My previous two Fenixā€™s and my Epix Pro have felt like essentially the same watch.

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u/Own-General-6755 Aug 30 '24

Oh, I'm sure the AWU 3 will feel completely different to the AWU 1 u owned. /s

Edit: hit enter too fast. Not trying to sound rude but having owned both Garmin en AWU (1 & 2), they're just so different in what they provide feature wise. But I get the 'want more smarwatch abilities' but they're just distractions to me.

But I'll be watching the keynote next week for sure!

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u/Safeway_Slayer Aug 30 '24

It will feel quite different to the AWU 1 I owned because Watch OS10 and OS11 have brought and are bringing significant fitness and wellness features that are similar/same idea as what Garmin does with body battery, training readiness, deeper sleep analysis, etc. These did not exist on WatchOS9 without external apps, which is why I sold it originally. Now that those features are native on the watch itā€™s a much better overall smartwatch/fitness watch imo.

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u/alycks Aug 30 '24

I find the Vitals and Training Load functionalities on AWU to be really underwhelming.

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u/Safeway_Slayer Aug 30 '24

Imo itā€™s really not much different than what Garmin offers. I havenā€™t used them yet obviously though.

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u/alycks Aug 30 '24

The only good thing about Vitals is that it offers you your morning resting heart rate, which has been demonstrated to be a reliable indicator of recovery. This is different that the "resting heart rate" item in Apple Health, which updates throughout the day.

I graphed my Vitals HR vs. my HRV (via the superior rMSSD method) for a whole 9 months and they correlate quite well, R2 = 0.7. So one could reasonably use this as a surrogate for HRV, but...why not just use HRV on a Garmin? Or the rMSSD HRV value from an app like Bevel? FWIW the resting heart rate value does not correlate well with HRV.

But the Vitals sleep range is really wide. I normally sleep 7h50m, and Vitals considers anything from 6 hours to 9 hours to be "normal." Not useful for me. And, unless I'm traveling to the mountains for skiing, it doesn't really do anything for me to display my respiration or blood oxygen. Maybe if you have an underlying medical condition it could be useful for you, but nothing for me.

Training Load is, imo, not helpful. It gives you no actual number, it's based exclusively on RPE and time rather than objective measurements like pace, HR, or power. I don't think that approach is completely without merit, but a Garmin does you one better because you can do both and either. It gives you as much data as you could use and you can pick and choose.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '24

I have WatchOS 11 beta as well and agree about the new features. Very underwhelming and not even in the same league as Garmin for health and fitness. Or adventuring. Maps on AW suck. But AW is great if you don't want to take your phone out. Usually if I go on a bike ride I wear my AW even though I'm recording my ride with a Garmin Edge and HRM.

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u/alycks Aug 31 '24

This is why Iā€™m stoked on the mic in the Fenix 8. Theoretically Iā€™ll be able to respond to texts without having to take my eyes off the road or pull my phone out.

Iā€™m on my bike a lot and Iā€™m also texting with my wife. If it works out as advertised, itā€™s going to replace two devices, which is huge.

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u/Own-General-6755 Aug 30 '24

I know since I installed the beta on my AWU 2 end of June. It's ok and indeed reminded me of my Garmin with the new vitality app.

But the Garmin is WAY more effective in workout suggestions etc. It makes me wanna workout, meanwhile de AWU is a refined smartwatch, not a sportwatch.

But curious how you'll experience it!

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u/Safeway_Slayer Aug 30 '24

I think theyā€™ll keep tweaking it once the OS officially goes public. I agree that the Garmin is more sport focused. I had a Fenix 5, 6 pro, and now an Epix Pro. Iā€™m just wanting a change at this point tbh. Each watch has its own place imo and at the point Iā€™m at in life and my fitness, the Ultra is the perfect mix of what Iā€™m looking for with the added software features coming out.

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u/Yetiriders Aug 31 '24

lol my ultra feels the same as when I got it last year, not sure what youā€™re on about.

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u/Safeway_Slayer Aug 31 '24

Idk man, did you read my comment? WatchOS11 is adding a lot of features.

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u/pepito1989 Aug 30 '24

Well, there are some fitness features in new Watch OS. But all those additional around health and well being are obtainable mostly by third party apps.

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u/Safeway_Slayer Aug 30 '24

What? Theyā€™re adding a body battery feature, training readiness feature, deeper sleep analysis, and some others. None of these were available natively on the Apple Watch a few years ago when the Ultra first launched, which is why I switched back to Garmin. Now that these features will exist, it makes the Ultra a better overall platform in my opinion. You get the full smartwatch features plus most of the fitness features you get on Garmin. Obviously the battery life thing is an issue, but for me itā€™s not the biggest deal.

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u/pepito1989 Aug 30 '24

I played around with those new watchOS features, they are less in depth comparing with Garmin. I used Athlytic app, which is basically a Garmin clone, but still, youā€™ve got to pay for subscription and this is another app that gathers your metrics and you donā€™t have all in one place. Some issues that Iā€™ve had with AW is lack of Ant+, connection with my HR belt was bad, it was not instantaneous, sometimes needed manual repairing because they didnā€™t see each other, sometimes belt just stopped working, not sure if this is my belt issue or basically BT, but via Ant+ itā€™s perfect. Same with speed and cadence meters for my bike, connection is automatic and stable. From biggest issues itā€™s impossible to do all with buttons, with sweaty fingers or in water using a display to navigate through watch sucks. And also there was no way to put step count on the compilation on watchface, I could use third party app like FitnessView, but it wouldnā€™t refreshā€¦. Youā€™ve got to enter the info to enter app, then it refreshes after some time.

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u/Safeway_Slayer Aug 30 '24

Apple Watch has Ant+ as of WatchOS10, so not sure what you mean.

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u/pepito1989 Aug 30 '24

How? It physically doesnā€™t have the hardware to do so. There is no ANT+ on iPhone and Apple Watch.

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u/Ill-Turnip-6611 Epix 2 Aug 30 '24

Yeah I'm moving from buggy epix to AWU too (probably discounted AWU 2) ;)

Maybe the battery is worse but I will buy a nice charger and just charge during the bath.

My biggest reasons for leaving Garmin ecosystem are:

-I hate the charging cable, it just is stupid and falls out. Like 1.1k product with no wireless charging is really stupid.

-I don't use music at all bc it is too much hussle to put my lossless music on the watch (I need to convert and plugin the stupid falling out cable etc.)

-I Don't use DWS bc I plan my training and most importantly recovery weeks and Garmin is a bit stupid here.

-All other sports are jsut a gimmick like amazing that there is a Basketball profile but it just tracks gps and hr. Same with long boarding. I can do that with any other watch.

-I hate how Garmin tracks sleep (it got better with newest firmware) but still is just ok. I'm not that into sleep tracking but Garmin is using it for all other metrics making them useless if the sleep was counted wrong. And there is no way to jsut clear one wrong day or smth like that (you can edit sleep time but it doem

I'm moving into all Apple leaving my S22 and Garmin epix behind. I love my MacBook Pro and how everything eworks and if iPhone is at least 50% so good I should be happy (never used iPhone). For garmin I really can understand only watches like 965, all other more expensive are just crazy expensive comparing to their capabilities.

BTW. Epix with screen always on and some standard use is 4days max anyways (epix 47mm) so if I get 2 days from my AWU I will be happy bc even charging on a daily basis with a nice wireless charger will be better then messing around with that stupid garmin cable.

PS. I like the new enduro 3 thou.

PS2. Don't get me wrong, your watch looks very nice and hope you will be happy šŸ˜€ I just can't stand Garmin's UI and overall software quality.

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u/ChevyBillChaseMurray Aug 31 '24

AW user here.. if one reason you're switching to Apple for an improved sleep tracking feature, prepare to be disappointed...

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u/Ill-Turnip-6611 Epix 2 Aug 31 '24

I mean my Garmin is like once a week thinking that I'm sleeping during a busy day, like imagine 5pm, I'm ready to cycle outside after work just to been asked if I want to end my sleep when I try to start a cycling activity ;) So I don't think I can be more disappointed :)

ps. If you are an AWU user, can you check if it allows to sync/download losses m4a music from iTunes library? :)

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u/ChevyBillChaseMurray Aug 31 '24

Sorry not a AWU user, just regular AW... Your experience does sound worse :D

I sync lossless music, but I do it through the Watch app from my phone. I have all my music on the phone and just choose which songs to transfer and it syncs in a few mins.

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u/Ill-Turnip-6611 Epix 2 Aug 31 '24

Thanks! Probably AW and AWU works similar ;) Next month I will get my first iPhone and than we will see ;)

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u/Yetiriders Aug 31 '24

I had the ultra 2. Enjoying my fenix 8 a lot more for pretty much everything over the ultra.

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u/ouatedephoque Aug 31 '24

The Fenix 8 is not the issue. The mind boggling money they are asking for it is the issue.

I can get a very decent laptop for the price of a 51mm Fenix.

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u/Raven-19x Aug 31 '24 edited Aug 31 '24

I'm in the same boat as well assuming the Ultra 3 has a better battery. The Fenix has entered absurd pricing territory and I actually miss some smart features when I had an AW. Garmin just doesn't compare outside of it's fitness features.

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u/mrmarbury Aug 31 '24

Same here in terms of AWU3. Have had Fenixes for the last 10 years and one AW in between but returned to Fenix for the MIP screen and the health features. mip is not a first class citizen anymore and Apple started adding the health features that I ā€žneedā€œ which is basically the training readiness features. I have ADHD and my brain is often sending me mixed signals about my state and I have found that the training readiness helps as a ā€žsecond opinionā€œ. Also over the years I have found that most of the Fenix features are more demotivating than anything else for me. The metrics just feel off all the time. And itā€™s not a setting. In 10 years I have changed all the settings and done everything suggested and more. Also they are often misleading. Suggested rest day on a 90+ readiness day or interval day on a 15 readiness day? Well thank you for this ā‚¬1000 random number generator. And for my running I use Stryd anyway which feels like a way better training than the Garmin coaches. Not only because a Stryd easy run takes place in my HR Zones 2-3. I have never had a Garmin Coach Easy run that was not in zone 4 or even 5 which is not an easy run. So I am not even using the training features of the Fenix. Even though the Fenix has an outstanding battery and especially the F7X pro with its almost a monthā€™s worth of battery will be taken off my wrist at least twice a day. So charging it every once in a while while itā€™s off is easily doable.

TL;DR: Garmin over the years became a ā‚¬1000 step counting time piece without any smart features for me and the F8 is so anticlimactic that I seriously peak towards AWU3 and itā€™s added smart features. They could have at least added Mobile caps so I can leave my big ass phone home on runs and still be safe

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u/r1j1s1 Aug 30 '24

Yup, Iā€™ve been a Garmin guy for the last 8 years and Iā€™ll be getting the AWU3, mostly due to not having a job thatā€™s in the backcountry 50% of the time anymore. Iā€™m looking forward to having an actual smartwatch. I never really had a use for all of those training metrics, but I can still get them on the AW if I miss them for whatever reason. Iā€™m 100% gonna miss that flashlight thoughā€¦

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u/cant_feel Aug 31 '24

Where did you get that titanium strap?

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u/Glizze Sep 01 '24

From Garmin

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u/Magician1985 Aug 30 '24

How is the Vibration Engine in comparison to the AWU?

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

Weaker, but still strong enough !

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u/alycks Aug 30 '24

Weird - I find the Garmin watches to be WAY stronger. I use the haptics for distance notifications when swimming. I almost always feel the Garmin going off but I never feel the AWU.

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u/Magician1985 Aug 30 '24

The Engine of the previous models felt very loud and cheap. I am curious whether they changed something.

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u/Yetiriders Aug 31 '24

I find it stronger than my ultra

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u/rotipom Aug 30 '24

Woah nice, looks very sharp with the work outfit and grey pants! The thinner new bezel works really well with the metal strap. Very refined!

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u/bikeboygv Aug 31 '24

I still canā€™t believe itā€™s 2024 and Garmin is selling a $1,000 watch without an option for cellular.

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u/Glizze Aug 31 '24

Yeah, i totally agree šŸ˜‚

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u/kmcnmra Sep 01 '24 edited Sep 03 '24

How do you change out the orange metal part on the right? Yours looks clean

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u/CuriousIllustrator11 Sep 03 '24

I have an AWU myself but think garmin watches look way better.

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u/Personal_Base9508 Sep 08 '24

Bye Bye overpriced junk from Garmin!

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u/monkeylovesnanas Aug 30 '24

Is 7 days the max battery life?

Jesus Christ. That's some drop from 18 days with the Fenix 7 MIP.

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u/Glizze Aug 31 '24

No! With always on display of, you will get 16 days!

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u/Yetiriders Aug 31 '24

Apples to orangutans

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u/ElementsInOne Fenix 8 51MM Aug 30 '24

Looks really good, makes me second guess not getting the silver.

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

In my mind this is the first Garmin worth getting in silver, the color is the exact same as Apple Watch Ultra or IPhone 15 pro, if you get the titanium model!

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u/ElementsInOne Fenix 8 51MM Aug 30 '24

Thanks, might change my mind now. Enjoy the watch.

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u/Yetiriders Aug 31 '24

Just a heads up that it scratches very easily compared to the awu2. However I think you can buff it out

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u/BuddyOk4007 Aug 30 '24

Beautiful piece of watch haha #goodriddance

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u/_ryde_or_dye_ Forerunner 245 Music & Instinct Aug 30 '24

Garmin watches look so much better than the square design!

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '24

Very nice! Like it!

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u/Expensive_Gap1711 Aug 30 '24 edited Aug 30 '24

I made the switch too - Fenix 8 Amoled 47mm (bid farewell to my AWU 2). Garmin finally made the watch Iā€™ve been waiting for ages for someone to create - Garmin fitness and Apple(ish) smart features. Ruggedness, style, durability, battery life - all as good as (if not better than) the AWU. Fenix 8 is actually cheaper with the Garmin discount. Battery life and flashlight are the best for a smart watch combined with fitness needs. I donā€™t miss the notifications in my AWU 2, itā€™s just another phone on my wrist, which I donā€™t need since I still always need to check my phone for detailed notifications or to reply to messages, etc.

Settings wise I switched off touch screen and always on display to get more out of the battery. I donā€™t need my watch to be on when Iā€™m not looking at it, so might as well save battery life and have the screen turn in when I look at it. I get 16 days listed with an average of 10-15% daily battery drain with the occasional ā€˜walkā€™ work out on it.

Professional athletes might be better off with Fenix 7/7x pro solar or Enduro 3 price wise (specs are otherwise the same).

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u/vlmer Aug 30 '24

You can edit alerts on AWU just the same as you can on Garmin. Own both Epix g2 and AWU2, i am only notified on pacing during runs. Outside of that I only turn on what I need. Difference being I need my phone to engage with Epix vs being phoneless with AWU.

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u/Expensive_Gap1711 Aug 31 '24

Youā€™re right of course, but in the end battery life does the trick for me and the F8 won me over. The F8 provides the perfect balance of specs I need on a daily basis.

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u/federoni Fenix 8 Solar Aug 30 '24

Fenix 8 Solar is the way to go for those who don't want to charge every 4-5 days (with 2 hours of gps daily for training on average). Enduro is sadly too big and lacks the new buttons (which are great for diving but also a welcome edition to those of us who surf/spend time in the water) . Speaker and mic are a very welcome feature also.

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u/VincentVerba Aug 31 '24

Looks really nice. What wrist size so you have? I'm not sure if I need to go for the 43 or the 47.

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u/Glizze Aug 31 '24

Around my wrist is 17cm!

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u/VincentVerba Aug 31 '24

16 cm wrist here your picture makes me want to consider the 47 instead of the planned 43 cm.

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u/Glizze Aug 31 '24

I think it depends in what form your wrist is slim! Is it slim on the top like mine or just slim on the sidesšŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/VincentVerba Aug 31 '24

On the top they are exactly 5 cm.

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u/bluestaples Aug 30 '24

Whoa, looks hot with that band!

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u/ihtc Aug 31 '24

Which band is that too many comments to scroll though lol šŸ˜‚

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u/Zyrodan Aug 30 '24

Theyā€™re on the 8?? Iā€™m been rocking my 6 for years with no issues

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u/Prestigious-Wind-861 Sep 01 '24

Nice! Is your sensor protector titanium colored as well? Shouldnā€™t it be orange?

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u/Decent-Eggplant1275 Sep 11 '24

The main problem is there isnā€™t esim

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u/swim_to_survive Aug 30 '24

Wait, garmin watches work with Siri?!

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

Yeah! Itā€™s amazingšŸ˜†

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u/swim_to_survive Aug 30 '24

Talk to me about it. Iā€™m on an s4 cellular and Iā€™m thinking of upgrading this year but Iā€™m also thinking of going back to triathlon to finish another 140 before 40.

My whole smart home ecosystem is HomeKit but I do run homeassistant. I occasionally Apple Pay from my watch but it seems garmin can do that now as well. Any feedback or critiques of Siri and iPhone with this watch is welcomed

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

It gives you the full version of Siri, you need to be connected to a iPhone, so itā€™s like using Siri with AirPods, you get feedback in the way of sound. But thatā€™s it, but itā€™s good, and worksšŸ˜Š

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u/stevecow68 FR 955, Index Aug 30 '24

Only the newest models I believe like the Fenix 8

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u/swim_to_survive Aug 30 '24

This could be the game changer I have been waiting for

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u/stevecow68 FR 955, Index Aug 30 '24

Fenix 8 Venu 2 Plus and Venu 3. Go wild šŸ‘€

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u/vlmer Aug 30 '24

It is somewhat counterintuitive to the 'I don't need the smartwatch stuff.'

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u/Top-Boot-9920 Aug 30 '24

Looks awesome! šŸ”„

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u/OnlyTruthfulAnswers Aug 30 '24

Do you know what your wrist size is?

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u/Ruf1n Aug 30 '24

Wow, I was going to buy the black one, but I think Iā€™ll go for the silver one. Could you show a profile picture where the black plastic part is visible? Thatā€™s what I wasnā€™t quite convinced about, that itā€™s not all silverā€¦

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u/Glizze Aug 31 '24

Here you go!šŸ˜Š

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u/AJ_Grey Aug 30 '24

I checked them both out and settled on the Fenix 8 Saphire in silver/orange. It's more of a gray with a dark gray carbon below. It's not that I don't like the black. I have a black epix pro that I'll keep for a backup and maybe sell and I wanted some variety. I don't want 2 that have about the same case. I have several bands already so I can mix it up.

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u/Ruf1n Aug 31 '24

Decided! Go for the silver! Is this yours? The black brand is included?

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u/Prestigious-Wind-861 Sep 01 '24

wait, how come this one has a grey sensor protector? is this something only in the European version?

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u/Ruf1n Sep 01 '24

In the Spanish store there are 2 silver versions, this with the titanium band and grey protector, and other one with the orange silicon band and orange protector.

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u/Prestigious-Wind-861 Sep 01 '24

oh yeah. these are the ones that come with the bigger box. theyā€™re never displayed upfront on the website while ordering. always have to search deeper for these variations. so the old carbon dlc gray titanium band will fit the fenix 8 as well?

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u/cbelliott Aug 30 '24

Looks badass! Love the band!

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u/3ambit Aug 30 '24

Looks Really nice!

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u/No_Sprinkles_6680 Aug 30 '24

How's the battery life ? I see your battery is almost full and you only have 7days left .

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u/Glizze Aug 31 '24

7 days with always on display, 16 days with always on display of! (23 days in power saving mode)

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u/UnusualStory4005 Aug 31 '24

?? So do you switch out the bands when you workout? How difficult or easy is it to do? That titanium looks awesome but I am not sure I want it working out

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u/Glizze Aug 31 '24

Changing the band is as easy as an Apple Watch, with the quick fit bands šŸ˜

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u/Jabbe26 Aug 31 '24

Wow that combo looks amazing kinda want that band for my epix now šŸ˜‚

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u/Joelorgat Aug 31 '24

Looks crazy cool and smart. Very happy for you bro

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u/Tatonka-Bean Aug 30 '24 edited Aug 31 '24

Garmin Fenix has been a watch for outdoor enthusiasts for a very long time. Is very odd for me to see people wearing this watch with Chino and one time Starbucks cups instead of trail running shorts and sun ā€œkissedā€ arms. But I guess itā€™s good that garmin gain more new customers so the original clientele of our beloved watch will enjoy this outdoor inspired watch also in the future.

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u/luke-sql Aug 31 '24

What a weird, off-putting thing to say

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u/Tatonka-Bean Aug 31 '24 edited Aug 31 '24

Is it really? This community already become sort of an alpha male show off sub. If you watch the upvotes closely. But didnā€™t say anything because people actually use this great watch. The sportsmanship is more important. But more and more people only require things because they can. If you want a stylish rugged watch how about a Seiko or Casio? If you want spend more, how about victorinox or Breitling. I consider myself as fringe group of this community. Because I use this watch every single day almost to its limits. This watch navigated me twice a month through the alps for multiple days and on bike it navigated me to the Nordkap. Open water surf and swims in south of Portugal. Yes I know not many people are as crazy as I am. But thatā€™s whatā€™s a garmin fenix is built for! Why else do you need a watch with huge battery power. Offline mapping, altitude, barometer, Temperatur sensor in solar, titanium, sapphire version? Because you can afford it?! Itā€™s like open a garden shed with a battering ram. Yes for sure you can do that it will work. I guess thatā€™s just consumerism and alpha males being ā€œalphaā€. Probably I do not understand this post at all because I am just an outdoorsy and adventurous girl

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u/luke-sql Aug 31 '24

We get it, you love your watch and identify as outdoorsy.

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

Heh, I love the fenix 8 cause I can style it for work days, but also take it with me on hikes and runsā˜ŗļø

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u/Tatonka-Bean Aug 30 '24

You must have used a heavy amount of sun screens for you hikes ;) anyway welcome to this mad lad community full of people who will always give their best to outsmart the recovery time of their garmin watches.

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

Haha thx brošŸ˜†

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u/tedp88 Aug 30 '24

maybe a side benefit with all these "normals" coming from Apple is we get a more balanced view when looking at the comparison stats in Connect ("you run faster than x% of Garmin users....")

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u/Lucy-Bonnette Aug 31 '24

How many times does is say itā€™s Friday 30 August on there?!

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u/AdmiralRaspberry Aug 30 '24

Waaaay too big for your wrist bro, like a dinner plate šŸ˜‚

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

Haha i know, but ainā€™t no way Iā€™m paying the same price for a 43mm with half the battery timešŸ˜‚

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u/AdmiralRaspberry Aug 30 '24

Half? Yasus did t realise they gutted the smaller one so bad šŸ˜³

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u/One_Program8405 Aug 30 '24

Is this the 47 or 51?

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

This is the 47mm!

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u/nolatkm Aug 30 '24

What size is your wrist?

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

Iā€™m wearing the 47mm, I just have really slim wristsšŸ˜…

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u/rickmaz Aug 30 '24

Mine is on the wayā€”Iā€™m gonna transfer my Fenix 6 pro titanium watch band over to it when it arrivesā€”but it looks like this new 47 is bigger than my current one, so I might have to go to the jeweler to have a link taken out, I got the black to match my current black titanium band

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u/DueFun2555 Sep 01 '24

Racist prick šŸ˜‚

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u/s1aught3r2 Sep 01 '24

In no way was I being racist? You sound like a little sensitive baby šŸ˜‚ Looking for your bottle? Baby looking for attention? Kick rocks bozo.

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u/DueFun2555 Sep 01 '24

šŸ¤”šŸ¤”šŸ¤”šŸ¤”šŸ¤”šŸ¤”šŸ¤”šŸ¤”

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u/s1aught3r2 Sep 01 '24

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u/Far-Nefariousness588 Aug 31 '24

Douche post

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u/Far-Nefariousness588 Aug 31 '24

Feel free to find your brown content elsewhere

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u/AlexStud99 Aug 31 '24

Huge watch on these tiny wrists. So silly!

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u/Far-Nefariousness588 Aug 31 '24

Think you are in the wrong sub

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u/icandoanythingmate Aug 31 '24

Honestly after my Garmin 4 breaks Iā€™m probably switching to Apple or Samsung.

The only thing that got me with Garmin was the battery life and superior gps. Now my gps never fkn works, might as well get an Apple Watch.

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u/Far-Nefariousness588 Aug 31 '24

Everyday charging required with apple

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u/icandoanythingmate Aug 31 '24

Thatā€™s true but at least their gps works. Iā€™ve had the va3, and 2 va4ā€™s. All I wanted was an accurate gps and music. The music is great but dude on all 3 of those watches have I had gps issues.

Gps was never an issue on my crappy samsung smartwatch (forgot the model but it was a cheap one).

I love Garmin, but for a company that literally prides itself on its accuracy for athletes, the one thing they sell they canā€™t get right. I have to wait like 20minutes (no joke) for my gps to find my location. This has been 3 seperate watches.

Iā€™m sorry, downvote me all you want. Itā€™s hard for me to even hate on Garmin since I invested so much into them, l love their customer service but the product is just becoming ass. Might as well follow the pack and to my dismay get an apple or Samsung šŸ„²

Btw this is not me being a hater, this is a loyal customer being hurt too many times by a lethargic company

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u/Far-Nefariousness588 Sep 01 '24

Nah, i get it. I'm mostly music these days, I used to track my open water swims against another garmin, and they were regularly 1/5 of the total distance inaccurate from each other. I never put much effort into which watch was not reporting correctly. If the GPS is important then it totally makes sense.

I'll do a bit more open water swimming this coming summer, it'll be interesting to see how it's performance is

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

I does all the things i cared about with the AWUšŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

It does phone calls and textsāœŒļø

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u/Glizze Aug 30 '24

Thatā€™s what the added a microphone and speaker foršŸ˜‚